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The Club meets each winter, spring, and fall at different locations in the Carolinas. Meeting sites are selected to give participants an opportunity to see many different kinds of birds. Guided field trips and informative programs are combined for an exciting weekend of meeting with people who share an enthusiasm and concern for birds.

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Recent reports from Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

November 16

1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
2Red-shouldered Hawk
6Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
3Hairy Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
3Blue Jay
4American Crow
8Carolina Chickadee
7Tufted Titmouse
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
5Carolina Wren
6Eastern Bluebird
3Hermit Thrush
3American Robin
4House Finch
4American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
18White-throated Sparrow
9Song Sparrow
4Swamp Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
50Canada Goose
1Killdeer
1Turkey Vulture
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Brown Creeper
20Cedar Waxwing
2Dark-eyed Junco
11Common Grackle

November 14

2Barred Owl
4Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Common Raven
16European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
1Purple Finch
2Brown-headed Cowbird

November 13

1Mourning Dove
1Osprey